of the militant group hamas. part of a wave of new air strikes which israel claims has hit hundreds of targets in the gaza. defense officials say this video shows the successful hit and a spokesman for hamas says with that attack, israel had, quote, opened the gates of hell. so tonight so far at least three israelis and 19 palestinians have dead, including four children. the british broadcasting corporation reports one victim was the 11-month-old son of a company editor. and as the violence grow, there is a very real possibility that it could spiral into another bloody war, something that the israelis and the palestinians know all too well. david lee miller live early friday morning, not far from the gaza border in israel. describe what's there tonight. >> that's right. we're two miles from the border. it's 2:00 o'clock in the morning. overhead i can hear what sounds like israeli aircraft. over my shoulder off in the distance you can see the lights of gaza. throughout the past several hours, we have seen and heard several israeli air strikes. from our position here, we literally felt the groun